I just thought he was annoying following me around the store. I didn't know until I got to the counter that he had been filming up my dress. I looked down and he knew he was caught. He said, 'Can I pet your dog.' But he was already petting my dog. I could tell by his face he knew he had been caught. I tried to write a note to the girl at the counter. He left and we looked at surveillance video and it confirmed our suspicion.

Because her mother was a victim of sexual assault, Weaver says she was raised to be extra guarded about her body. Plus, she says, she's been extra-protective about her modeling, careful not to cross a line that she said could ruin a career.

And thus, the guy was doomed:

@brittanieweaver

It's hard to keep a clean image in this industry. That's why I take it personally.

Even if the suspect is arrested, Weaver says she's not done with this case: She is concerned that what he allegedly did would only amount to a misdemeanor, "improper conduct," because California law might not cover it as a suspected sex crime.

She wants the law to catch up with technology, and she's willing to lobby Sacramento for it.

Dennis Romero has worked on staff at several magazines and newspapers, including the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Los Angeles Times, where he participated in Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the L.A. riots. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone online, the Guardian, and, as a
young stringer, the New York Times.